Sometimes, it's hard to tell if you like someone a lot or if you're actually in love with them. Of course, there are some subtle differences. If you really stop to think about your feelings, you should be able to figure it out. Here's the difference between like and love:
1. You Don't Mind His Flaws
When you like someone, you'll be blinded by your feelings and think that they're flawless. However, when you love someone, you'll be able to see their "flaws," but you won't mind them at all.
2. It’s Painful to Be Apart
When you like someone, it's hard to spend a week without them. When you love someone, it feels like absolute torture to spend a few hours without them.
3. You’d do Anything for Him
When you like someone, you'll try your best to help them out. However, when you love someone, you'll take a bullet for them. You'll do anything and everything within your power to keep them happy.
4. You Want to Spend Forever Together
When you like someone, you might fantasize about marrying them. But when you love someone, you'll realize that marrying them is a real possibility.
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5. He's the Only One You Want
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6. You Want to Be a Better Person for Him
When you like someone, you'll want them to make you happy. When you love someone, you'll want to make them happy.
7. You Put Him before Yourself
Humans are selfish creatures. If you'd put his needs in front of your own, then it means that you're in love.
8. You like Him for More than Just His Body
Loving a man's body doesn't mean you love him. If you're really in love, you'll admire his personality, as well.
9. You Want Him to Be Happy
If you like a guy, you won't want him to be happy with another girl. If you love him, you'll want him to be happy, no matter what it takes.
10. It’s Unconditional
When you like someone, they might do something to make you change your mind about them. But when you love someone, nothing will be able to change your mind about them.
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nothing will be able to change your mind about them. Love comes with a deep sense of acceptance and commitment, transcending imperfections and mistakes. It's an emotion that remains steadfast, even when faced with challenges and disappointments. Unlike mere liking, which can be fickle and surface-level, love digs deeper, embracing the totality of the other person. This unconditional nature of love means that you see beyond flaws, cherishing the essence of the person. Ultimately, love isn't just about feeling good; it's about unwavering support and loyalty, no matter the circumstances.
11. You Can’t Imagine Life without Him
When you love someone, you won't be able to imagine life without them, because your whole world would be changed if they walked away.
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When you love someone, you won't be able to imagine life without them, because your whole world would be changed if they walked away. It's not just about the comfort they bring or the moments you share together; it's about the integral part they play in your very existence. They become woven into your daily routine, thoughts, and future plans. The idea of facing life's ups and downs without them feels unbearable. Their absence would create a void that seems impossible to fill. That's the profound difference between love and simply liking someone.
12. He Makes You Feel Complete
When you look at the man you like, you'll get butterflies. When you look at the man you love, you'll feel complete.
13. You’ll Always Be There for Them
If someone you like does something stupid, you might desert him. But even when times get hard, you'll stick by the man you love.
14. You Can’t Change the Way You Feel
When you like someone, you'll be able to force yourself to stop thinking about them. But when you love them, they'll always be in the back of your mind.
15. You Can't Get over Him
When you like someone, you'll be able to get over them. If you love someone, then you'll never really be over them. They'll always hold a special place in your heart.
16. You Respect Him
If you love someone, you should respect them enough to treat them like an equal and to remain loyal to them.
17. There's Something "extra"
There's something about love that's impossible to put your finger on. That's why, when you're in love, you'll know it.
There's a huge difference between like and love, even though the symptoms are similar. Do you like a guy or are you in love with him?
Comments
Alisha: Nice article by the way made me remembered my breakup day just because of the 2 words like and love😢
peony: One man's love is another man's like and one man'slove is another man's like take your pick!
Alisha: What if my lover says after 6 years of intense love relationship that he just like me and not love and then on my breaking up reaction he what he had to say that i am breaking this relationship just bcz of vocabulary... I mean really??? Can anyone tell who is wrong??? What em i supposed to do?
Monique: Why ?
Jules: I like a guy but I'm not in love with him because I'm not allowed to date because my parents won't let me lol! ☺️
Monique: ONLY 14
Monique: Only 14 and felt this way so in love
Befreetobeyou: F**k I'm in love
Emma: @jules lol same with me!!
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